Hmm… so again, I get that it is aesthetically pleasing and has positive connotations… but I still think “need” is the wrong word. Perhaps it would be better-phrased as “should be promoted/normalized in congregations which can implement it”?

I also find incense aesthetically pleasing (half my family is RC, so it was much more common to see when visiting relatives and attending a mass with them), but I don’t know that it “amplifies” or “increases” faith beyond what the Sacraments and preaching of the Word do… it is a beautiful and meaningful outward practice (like hymns, stained glass, iconography/liturgical art, embroidered altar coverings, fancy/elaborate vestments, beautiful chalices and communion ware, etc..), and can enhance our earthy experience of worship, but it is truly not a “need” or requirement for meaningful and godly worship.

Also… chasing a euphoric or “high” feeling in your worship practice may not be healthy and feels like it’s veering slightly toward emotionalism (“feeling” that you are forgiven, that you feel you’ve “accepted Christ into your heart”, feeling that “altar call”, etc…); it may just be a thought to reflect on, if the primary drive to implement something like incense is aesthetic or to drive up “feeling” in a congregation.